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Slide, Kelly, Slide: The Wild Life and Times of Mike King Kelly

Slide, Kelly, Slide: The Wild Life and Times of Mike King Kelly - Paperback

by Marty Appel
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Availability:In StockContributor:Marty Appel, Lawrence S. Ritter (Foreword by)Series:American Sports History #3Publish date:1999-03-18Pages:244
Language:EnglishPublisher:Globe Pequot Publishing Group Inc/BloomsburyISBN-13:9781578860036ISBN-10:1578860032UPC:9781578860036Book Category:Sports & RecreationBook Subcategory:BaseballBook Topic:HistorySize:8.47 x 5.39 x 0.58 inchesWeight:0.7518Product ID:SCHZQN1F1C
Mike "King" Kelly was a hard-living, hard-drinking son of a Civil War veteran whose skills at baseball and infectious charm turned him into the game's first hero, and a symbol of what it meant to be a celebrity in America in the 1880s and 1890s. A Hall of Famer and a two-time batting champion, Kelly's greatest contribution was probably in the popularity he brought to the game, which resulted in the 20th century's first fans, as the game began to mature from the rough and tumble times of Mike and his cohorts.
Language:EnglishPublisher:Globe Pequot Publishing Group Inc/BloomsburyISBN-13:9781578860036ISBN-10:1578860032UPC:9781578860036Book Category:Sports & RecreationBook Subcategory:BaseballBook Topic:HistorySize:8.47 x 5.39 x 0.58 inchesWeight:0.7518Product ID:SCHZQN1F1C
Marty Appel has written fifteen books, including collaborations with Larry King, Bowie Kuhn, Tom Seaver, Lee LacPhail, umpire Eric Gregg, and the standard reference work on Cooperstown, Baseball's Best: The Hall of Fame Gallery.
Publisher: Globe Pequot Publishing Group Inc/Bloomsbury

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